Liquid dispensing apparatus



l R VAN MEEUVWENt .1,991,266 Y LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUSv Filed July 23, 19344 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNE Feb. l2, 1935. R. VAN MEEUWEN LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS Fled'July 23, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig'. 2

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Patented Feb. 12,1935

mourn msrENsTNG Arranarns obert van Meeuwen, Haarlem; Netherlands, as-

signor to G. S.- dncten N. V., poration of the Netherlands Miller Co.s Automotief, Protei-dam, Netherlandsya oor- Application July 23, 1934, Serial N0. 736,528 In the Netherlands' August 3, 1933 zo claims. (ci. azi-101) This invention relates to liquid dispensing devices and more particularly refers' to improvementsin apparatus for dispensing liquids in predetermined quantities.

In the merchandising and usesof liquid substances it is frequently necessary to draw the liquid from a container in predetermined quantities and this operation usually entails the necessity of rst causing the liquid to flow into a measuring receptacle and A.then pouring the measured quantity'of liquidffom sa id receptacle into another container. Such'a manner of dispensing liquids naturally consumes time and also results'in losses in spilling from one con'- tainer into another and losses from incorrect measuring.

Furthermore the danger of contamination of the liquid thus dispensed is always present, due to dirt or impurities which may collect in the measuring receptacle,

unless ,it is cleaned every time after it has been used and put in a protected place.

of liquids at different times.

When frequent' withdrawals of liquidiare ,to be eected it is, therefore, desirable to provide some means. whereby the correct amount of liquid can be withdrawn in the shortest possible time, without unnecessary losses through spilling andmotherwise.

' ltainer in any one of a variety of predetermined quantities, merely bysetting an indicating device A'to the position corresponding to the quantity of liquid to be, withdrawn.

' Another object is to provide an apparatus ofl dicating device has been set, no will be positively assured.

more, nol less,

A further object is to provide a novel and im# proved apparatus for dispensing liquids, provided with means for positively determining any one of a variety of quantities of liquid to be withl drawn therefrom and also provided with a graduation constituting a check on the total quantity of liquid withdrawn.

lOtherobjects and advantages of the Apresent discharging position;

vertically from said base and through said top,

through line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a. detau vertical section through une Fig. i is a fragmentary vertical section show-l ing the outlet controlling member in the liquid Fig. 5 is a-detail verticalrs'ection through line 15 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a detail'vertical section .through line 6-6 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 'I is av fragmentary horizontal section through line '1-7 of Fig: 2; and

Fig.'8 is a section in a reduced scale through line 8-8 of Fig.` 2. v

The apparatus illustrated in the drawings comprisesa container consisting of anopen top lower-receptacle 10, a glass cylinder 11 upwardly extending therefrom, a base 12 for said glass cylinder, connected to the upper part of recepf tacle10 by bolts 13, a top 14 for said glass cylinder, and a plurality of tie rods 515 extending 3o circumferentially arranged around said cylinder, connecting said top ,fto said base, so as to form with 4the cylinder andthe lower receptacle a water-tight enclosure; y

The top 14 is provided with an inlet 16, `which may be closed by a cap 17, and means are preferatly provided for locking said cap in its closed 5 position. For instance, the cap may be provided with an upwardly extending lug 18, engageable by a locking member" 19, pivotlly mounted at 2D, so as to be movable in or out of engagement l with said lug. When the locking member is in access to the container by'unauthorized persons.

the locking position, shown inFigs. 1 and 2, the lug projects vertically-therethrough, making it possible fora padlock to be inserted through its opening 21, in order to retain the locking member in itsv locking position, andrrso prevent In, order to permit lliquid to flow outof the container, the top 14 is provided with a vent, as v shown at 22, making it possible -for air to enter the container. w

The glass cylinder is preferably provided with y a graduation, such as shown at 23, affording ay ment'fora rotatingcarrier 26.

Plate 24 and. front wall 25 arev provided with n'ieans' of checking at any time the total quantity surface of its front wall 25,'andfoxjming an abutan outlet 27, in proximityof the bottom 28 of 'the receptacle, and a tap 29v is secured to said. outlet -so as, to permit liquidto flowfout of .the

container from its discharge outlet 30.

Carrier 26, which is in the form of a.substan tially circular.p1ate, is mounted on. a shaft .31,`

`so as to rotate therewith while being free tomove axiallythereof. For instance, the carrier may be provided' with a diametrically directed slot 32,A

which is engaged by a pin 33 inserted through i shaft 31, arid outwardly projecting therefrom.

Shaftv 3`1 is rotatably inserted through front.

wall and plate 24, through the intermediary I of a nut, and a gland 3 5, retaining packing `mav terial 3.6 aroundisaid shaft. Said shaftprojects at the rear within the container and is provided" at the rear'. end with an ahutrnent.3'?r for a spring 38,` imprisoned between said abutment and -a pressure washe'1239, abutting against the rear sur'- fac'e of carrier 26.. The front end of the shaft is e provided'with a knob "4 0 anda disk 41, formingvtogether with an indicator 42, an.indicating deoperative positions. 'l'

'By virtue 'of this arrangement itwill be .seen

that spring 38 tends atalltimes to retain shaft 31 in the position shown,'where disk 41 -abuts against 'gland '35, while at the same time' the-f 'pressureexerted by vsaid spring isl applied by washer 39' against carier 26, so; as `to hold. said.l carrier in close contact withcthe 'inner surface of plate 2 4,lso as topreventzleakag'es of liquid-V therebetween. l

It lwill be observed that shaft 31 is vertically spaced from -o'utlet v27 and that the upper 'end' of plate 24 does not reach all-the way upto the top ofreceptacle 10, soas to leave a clearance space 4 3".between the front siirface of the'upper part of carrier '2 6 andthe inner. surface o f`front Carrier 26 is provided with a? number of open front rearwardly extending chambers, such as '44; 45, 46, vsaid chambers being of different pre'- determined capacities and being circumferentially distributedaroun'd said'ca'rrier at'ajradial distance irorn the axis'of rotation thereof,'cor

Vlithxespondirig to the distancebetween said axis'and the center o1'v outlet 2'?. It'follows that during' th'e rotation of; carrier 26, `said chambers will successively come to'register with said outlet and with tap-29.extendingtherefrom 'Saidchambers,l which; 'in the example' illusvtrated, are shown as being five 'in number, 'are inclined from' front to rear towards the' of' rotation of the c arrier, 'so that-'when any one.' of said ohambers'occupies its uppermost position,

as shown in Fig. 2in connectionfwitlr chamber' 44, air'can easily escape therefrom,v a'slshown by bobhlesq; iso as topermit liquid to now i'nto'soitiN chamber, whereas when any one .of-saidchamvbers occupies its '-lowermost position, as shown in.

the` samegure connection-with chamber 46,'

it is downwardly 4inclinedsoas to insure the dis'- charge therefromof -the entire quantitylof liquid "therein' contained. -It must beobserved that;l

l 'carrier 26 .-is` not shown in Fig ,-2 infa true di-f'. Vjametrical section', but. is .shown iiithe section d e- `hachette' ',position'.

In order 'to enable liquid contained inl the.

' quentl'y said carrier,

thereof -passing through chamber 44 angularly displaced to' show! said chamber in its uppermost chamberregistering vwith outlet 27 to ow out l of said chamber, tapl 29 provided with .an ain vent-48', leading` to the upper part of the open .front end of said chamber, and a cock 49, inserted through said tap,'controls both discharge outlet 30 and air vent 48.

. :ro this en'd, said cocicfio is provided with e' port 50, controlling discharge outlet 30, .and a portv51, .controlling air vent 48, so that when said cock is in the position shown in Fig. 2, both dischargeoutlet and said vent are closed, and

when the cock is turned 90 to the position shown in Fig. 4, said discharge outlet and said airvent are both open. .L

Disk 41 bears indicationaisuch as shownat.`52,

the :position of the carrier, said indications corresponding to the capacity. `of the chambersto permit `said oockbeing -turned to its ,discharge ing. position only 1 when one of the. chambers registers therewith;l also inorder 'to prevent thevice forsetting the carrier 26 Ain' its 'various carrie'r from being rotated when liquid' isbeing discharged from-one of its' chambers. To this end, disk' 41 is made .polygonal in shape so that indicator 42."cock 49 .is provided with aiatereiiy extending hat vlug 53, which clears the' planeof disk 41 'when the cocky-is in its closedposition, shown in, Figs. 1' and 2, and which projects di'- rectiy 'underneath and itiY close proximity of the .flattened peripheral portion f disk 41remaining directly abovejsaid tap when said diskis' set in any o'ne -of its operative positions-where one of the chambers carriedv by said carrier registers Iwith thedischarge-outlet.

. In this position seid lug' ss'wiiithusform an.

abutment for the flattened peripheral portion o f disk- 4 1, whichwill lock said" disk, and. conseagainst rotation` in eitherf direction. i

positions, 'its' outwardly extending' peripheral Conversely, it is.. seen that. 'when'ith'e dial o ccupies agpositlon intermediate to.- its'operative.

portions will project below the'1evelof l ug.`53i

and will forni' an `abutment for said lug preventing theV cock being 'rotated from itsclosed to 'A its open position., It `isithus lseen that the cock'o4` can be. setA in its, operi position only when onel lof the dispensing. chambers registers with the discharge outlet,fand"that the 'carrier can be moved from one of its angular positions 4to another only when the cock is its closed position. A" condition l"is, therefore,. established whereby the carrier 'must rst beiset at the positioncorresponding to the quantity of.liquidto be discharged. The'cock. can then be turnedI to eiect the discharge `of the liquid. atl the same stime Iocking th` e. ca.rrier in position, 'untilgsuch time as the.cock1is "retumed to itsc lose'd position'.

Means are preferably provided for preventing operationfof the device by'unauthorizedmerson's,

and to this end cock'49 can be' provided with a 2h; 7 which cooperate with .indicator 42 in indicating 1ocking memberj 54; pivotedto-its upper end at 75,

l55, said 4locking member serving as a' handle for the cock and@v also having an opening. 56, adapted to engage a lug 57, outwardly extending from tap 29 and projecting therefrom, the pro- Yjecting portion of said' lug being provided withy its bottonrr 28, which 'is preferably directed at a slant, as shown in Fig. 2, said auxiliary tap be'- ing provided with means for lockingit in the closed position, said meansybeing represented by way of example by a locking member 60, pivotally connected at 61 `to the cock of said auxil` iary tap and by a padlock receiving lug 62, outwardly extending from said tap and projecting from the front end of said ,lockingmember.v

It will also be observed that in the arrangement s hown the graduation. 23 provided on the glass cylinder only indicates either the quantity of liquid withdrawn or the' quantity of liquid remaining withinathe container, so long as the level ofV said liquidreachesthe inside of said glass cylinder.v When the level of the liquid within the container no longer reaches up to the glass cylinder, indications of whatever liquid may be withdrawn from the lower receptacle are not obtainable with the ,type of graduation shown, lalthough indicating means could be devised vto provide' such indications if necessary.

However, ina case as that illustrated. where indications of Lwithdrawals of liquidare only furnished up to such point where the liquid. reaches a certain level, and not below said level, it is desirable to provide means for automatically preventing further withdrawals of liquid when' said minimum level has been reached. f To this end,carrier 26 is'shown provided with arrearwardly extending flange 64, provided with verticallydirected openings, such as 65, circumferentially spaced to correspond with the vari--v 'ous operative .positions of said' car'rier and vbase l2 is shown provided with an inwardly extending support- 66, in which is mounted, so asto be vertically slidable, arod 67, the upper end of which extends vertically from said support and\ `carries, a float 68.

Said rod 67 is coaxial with'such opening 65 of `ange 64 as may happen to. occupy its uppermost position when the carrier is set at the correspondingoperative position, snthat if rod 67 is caused to descend, its lower end. 69- will enter opening.v 65 and will .thus lock the carrier against further rotation in either direction.

- The lower portion of rod `67 'is provided with a collar 70, which abuttingfagainst the support limits.4 the-upward movement of rod'67 caused' by float 68. .1 1. It will be observed "that said-oat 68 is placed y at or in proximityof the lower end of the glass cylinder so that when the liquid-reaches the level deilned by dotted line 71, the float is no longerurged by said liquid to maintain `rod 67 in its raised position, andthe combined weight of said/ rod and float willcause said rod to .descend until its lower end 69 will engage the opening 65 opposite thereto.

in the operation of the device it is desirable to make sure that only x chambers which have been l filled are brought tothe dischargingposition, therefore, means are provided allowing rotation of the carrier in one direction but restraining'it from rotation in theopposite direction. Forinstance, the periphery of the carrier can be formed with notches, such as 72, engageable by a spring pressed pawl 73 in the operative positionsof said carrier, so that .while it is possible to rotate said carrier in a clockwise direction, as shown by'the arrow in 'g. 5, it is not possible to rotate it in theopposite direction. Therefore, chamber' 46, for instance, which is shown in the discharging' position must be brought once more to its uppermost position whereit can be relled before it can again be brought to its discharging position; l

If desired, a bar 74 caribe xed to the side of the tap, as shown vat 75 in Fig. 1, se as to extend downwardly therefrom, and serve as a pivotal support for an.l arm .76 carrying a plate 77, on which can be placed a cup 78, Aadapted to receive the liquid discharged from tap 29.

It is, of course, possible toequip the container with means for heating or cooling the liquid content thereof and byway of example, in Figs. 2 and 8, I show said container equipped with a coil 79., having aninlet 80 and an outlet 81, through which a temperature controlling medium may be caused to circulate.

The quantity of liquid discharged each time that thedevice is operated is the sum of the quantity of liquid containing in the chamber register- 1 ing with. the outlet -and thatcontained in the tract of discharge outlet intervening between the cock and said chamber. In order to insure the' discharge of the correct amount each time,

it is well to make sure that liquid is always contained in the tract 'of the discharge outlet 30 intervening between the cock and the rear en d of the tap-"before the discharge from a chamber actually takes place, 'because this automatically starts the outward \ilow of liquid through dis- ,tended for illustrative purposes `only and not in a limiting sense.

I accordingly reserve the right to carryv my in:

vention into practice in all those ways and mannersl which may enter, fairly, into the scope of the appended claims.

1 In a liquid dispensing apparatus the combination, With a container provided with labilischarge outlet and means forcontrollingsaid'outlet, of a carrier movable across saidr outlet, a plurality of chambers of different capacities forming part of said carrier, and means. forfselectively setting said carrier at .any one of .various operative positions, where one of said chambers, to the exclusion of the others, communicates with said liquid therefrom.

` 2. In a liquid dispensing apparatus the combination, with a 'container provided with 'a outlet to discharge predetermined quantity of chargeoutlet and means for controlling said outlet, of a carrier movableacross said outlet, a plurality of chambers of different capacities forming part of said carrier, means for selectively setting said carrier at anyone of -various operative positions', Where one of said chambers,- tothe exclusion ofthe others. communicates with said outlet to discharge Va 'predetermined quantity of liq vsion of the others, communicates with said outlet to discharge a predetermined quantity of liquid therefrom, and a vent, also controlled byu'said outlet controlling means, for. admitting air .to the chamber from which liquid is to be discharged.

4. In a liquid dispensing apparatus the {combination, with a container provided with a discharge outlet and 'means for controlling said outlet, of a carrier rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis, movable across said outlet, a plurality of chambers of different capacities forming part of said carrier, said chambers beingadapted to register with said outlet, and having at least that part of their'peripheral surface which is to dischargea predetermined quantity of liquid therefrom.

5. In a liquid dispensing apparatus the. combination, with a container providedlwith a dis-4 f charge outlet and means for controlling said outlet, of a carrier movable across said outlet, a plurality of chambers of different capacities forming part of said carrier, means for selectively setting said carrier at any one of various operative posi- ,j tions, where one of said chambers,4 tothe exclusion of the Otherscommunicates with said outlet to discharge apredetermined quantity of liquid therefrom, and means insuring a close contact between the inner surface of 'said container surrounding said outlet, and the portion of said carrieropposite thereto. y

6. In" a liquid dispensing apparatus the combination, with a containerl provided with a discharge outlet'and means for controlling vsaid outlet, of a carrier movable across said outlet,a 'plurality of chambers of different capacities forming part of said carrieiymeans for selectively setting -said carrier at any one of various operative positions, where one of said chambers, to the exclusion of the-others, communicates with 'said outlet to discharge a predetermined quantity of liquidi therefrom,and means for indicating the'ipos'i-` tionv of said carrier. f

'1. In a liquid dispensing apparatusthe combiriation, with a container provided with av discharge outlet and means for controlling said outlet, of a carrier movable across said outlet, a plurality of chambers of diiferent capacities forming y'part of said carrier, means for selectively setting said carrier at any one of various operative positions, where one of said chambers, to the exclusion of lthe others, communicates with saidoutlet to discharge va predetermined quantity of nliquid therefrom, and means, operatively associated with tion ofsaid outlet controlling means. l 8. In a liquid dispensing apparatus the combination, with a container provided with'a discharge outlet/and means for contollingsaid outsaid carrier settingmeans, governing-the 'operalet, .of a carrier movable across said outlet, a p1u I nation, with a container provided with a dis- Y' charge outlet and means for controlling said outlet, of a. carrier movable across saidoutlet, a plurality of chambers cfdiierent capacities forming` f part of vsaid carrier, means forv selectively'setting said carrier at any one ofvarious operative `posiy tions, where one of said chambers, to the exclulsion of the others, communicates with said outlet'. to discharge a` predetermined quantity of liquid' therefrom, and means automatically preventing furtheroperation of said carrier,.when a certain predetermined minimum liquid levelwithin said container hasbeen reached, l 10. In a liquid dispensing apparatus the combination,l with a containerprovided with a discharge outlet and means for controlling said outlet, of acarrier rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis, movable across said outlet, a plurality of chambers of different capacities forming ,part of. said carrier, said chambers Vbeing adapted to register with said outlet, and having at least that part of their peripheral surface which is lowermostin their outlet 'registering position, rearwardly inclined towards the axis of rotation of said carrier, means for selectively setting said carrier at any one of various operative positions, where one of said chambers, to the exclusion of the others, cor'nmunicfatesl with" said outlet t'o discharge a predetermined quantity of liquid therefrom, a vent, also controlled by said outlet con- .trolling means, for admitting air to the chamber from which liquid is to be discharged, means for `indicating the position yof said carrier, and means,

operatively associated with said carrier setting mans, governing theiperation of said outlet controlling means. -1 s I 11. In a liquid dispensing apparatus the combination, with a container provided -with a discharge ,outlet and means for controlling saidv outlet, of'a carrier movable across said outlet, a plu-l sionof the others, communicates with .said out- I2. a liquid dispensing apparatus, the combination, Witha container providedwith a discharge outlet and means for controlling said outlet, ofa carrier rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis, movable across said outlet, a plu- 'rality of chambers of different capacities forming part of said carrier, said chambers being adapted to register with said; outlet, and having at least that part vof their peripheral surface which is 7 `menace v lowermost in, their outlet registeringl position,

charge a predetermined quantitynf liquid therefrom, and means allowing rotation of said carrier in one direction, and preventing it inthegopposite direction.

13. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising' a container having a discharge outlet, a ysubstantially horizontal shaft rotatably mounted through the lower partof one ofthe sides of said con tainer, a carrier' within said container, mounted on said shaft, abutting lagainst said outlet, a plurality of open end chambers. of different capacities, adapted to register with said outlet, rearwardly extending from said carrier in a direction inclined towards the axis of'` rotation thereof, a vent for admitting air to the chambers from which liquid is to be discharged, .a cock controlling said vent and discharge outlet, and means associated with said shaft, allowing operation of. said cock to open position, only when one of said chambers has reached its discharging position behind, said outlet and preventing operation `of said carrier after said cock has been brought to its open position.

14. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising a container having a discharge outlet, a substantially horizontal shaft rotatably mounted through the lower part of one of the sides of said container, a carrier' within'said container, mounted on said shaft, abutting against said outlet, a plurality of open end chambers of different capacities, adapted to register with said outlet, rearwardly extending from said' carrier in a direction inclined towards the axis of rotation thereof,. a lvent for admitting air to the chamber from which liquid is to be discharged, a cock controlling said vent 'and discharge outlet, and a member mounted en said shaft, adaptedto indicate the position of said carrier, and allowing operation of said cock to open position, only when onev of said chambers has reached its discharging DQsition behindsaid' outletl and'preventing operation of said carrier after said cock has been brought to its'open posi-- tion. C

15. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising 'a container having a dischargeoutlet, a substantially horizontal shaftrotatably mounted through the lower part of one of the sides of said container, a carrier within said container, mounted `on said shaft, abutting against said outlet, a plurality of open end chambers of different capacities, adapted toiregister with said outlet', rear-- wardly extending from s aid carrier in a direction inclined towards the axis of rotation thereof, a vent for' admittinglair to the chamber from which liquidis tobe discharged, Laco'ck controlling said vent and `,discharge outlet, a member mounted on said shaft, adapted to indicate the position of said carrier, and allowing operation of said cock to open position, only when one ofsaid chambers has reached its discharging position behind said outlet and preventing operation of said carriers after said cock has-been brought to its open posi--A tion, and means Yfor'indicatingthe total inount of liquid withdrawn from the container.

" 16. 'Afliquid dispensing apparatus comprising a container having a discharge outlet, aisubstan.- tially horizontal shaft rotatably mounted through the lower part of one of the sides of said container,.

a carrier within said containermounted on said shaft, abutting against'said outlet, a plurality of t open end chambers of different capacities, adapted to register with said outlet, rearwardly extendt ing from said carrier in a direction inclined towards the axis of rotation thereof, a vent for ad'- mitting air to the chamber from which liquid is to be discharged, a cock controlling said vent and discharge outlet,meansassociated with said shaft,

allowing operation of said cock to open position;

only when one of'said chambers has reached its discharging position behind said outlet and preventing operation of said carrier after said cock has, been brought to its open position, and means allowing rotation of said carrier inv one direction, and vpreventing it in the opposite direction.

17. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising a container having a discharge outlet, a substantially horizontal shaft rotatably mounted through the `lower part of one of the sides of said container, a carrier within said container, mounted on said shaft, abutting against said outlet', a plurality of open-endchambers of different capacities, adapted to register with said outlet, rearwardly extending from said carrier in a` direction inclined towards the axis of rotation thereof, a.

vent for. admitting air to the chamberfrom which liquid is to be discharged, a/cock controlling said vent and Vdischarge outlet, a member mounted on said shaft, adapted to indicate the position f said carrier, 'and allowing operation of said cock to open position, only when one of said chambers has reached its discharging position behind said outle'i'I and preventing operation of said carrier after/said cock has been brought to its open position ,/and means automatically preventing further ,operation ofsaid carrier, 'when acertain predetermined minimum liquid level within said container has been reached.

18. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising a container having a discharge outiet, a'substantially horizontal 'shaft rotatably mounted through the lower part of one, of the sides of said container, a 'carrier within said container, mounted on said shaft, abutting against said outlet, a plurality ofopen'end chambers of different capacities adapted to register with said outlet, rearwardly extending from said carrier in a direction inclined towards the axis of rotation thereof, a vent fory admitting air to the chamber from which liquid is to be discharged, a cock controlling said vent` and discharge outlet, a -member mounted on said shaft, adapted to indicate the position of said carrier, and allowing operation of said cock tok open position, only when one of said chambers.,

has reached its discharging position behind said outlet and preventing 'operation of said carrier afterfsaid cock hasL been brought to its open pdsition, means allowing rotation of said carrier in one direction,y and preventing it in the opposite direction, and means automatically preventing further operation of ,said carrier, when a certain predetermined minimum liquid level Within said container has been reached..

19. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising a container having an inlet and a discharge outlet, a substantially horizontal shaft rotatably mounted through thelower vpart of one of the sides of said container, acarrier within said container, mounted on said shaft, abutting against said outlet, a plurality of open end chambers of vdifferent capacities, adapted to register withrsaid outlet, rearwardly'extending from said carrier in a direction inclined towards the axis of rotation thereof, a vent for admitting air to the chamber from which liquid is to bev discharged. a cock to its open position, means allowing rotation f -said carrier in one kvdiretioii ,fand preventing it in the opposite direction, and means. for locldring both the inlet and outlet of said container.

20. A liquid dispensing. apparatus h comprising a container having a discharge outlet, asubstantially horizontal shaft rotatably mounted through the lower part of one of the sides of said`con tainer, a carrier within said container,`-' mounted fon said shaft, abutting againstnsaid outlet, a

'plurality of open end chambers of diie'rent ca,- pacties. adapted to'- register with said outlet,

rearwardly extending from said carrierina direction inclined 'towardsy the axis of Vrotation thereof, a vent for admittingair to thechamber frcm which liquid is; to bed discharged, a cock controlling Isaid* vent and, discharge outlet, a `member mounted on said shaft. .adapted to indicat'e th .position 'otsaid carrier, a'n'd allowing .operation of said cock to open position, only when 'ojne of said chambers has reached its discharging position behind said outlet and'preventihg operation ofc'said carrier atter said cock has been brought to its open position, means-for indicating the total'axnount o! liquid withdrawn from the container, and means allowing rotation of said carrier inone direction, and preventing it in the opposite direction. l l

ROBERT vim MEEUWEN. 

